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It is best to grow the plants in pots or boxes. The plant 

 is little known in this country, but it is no doubt worthy 

 of considerable attention (page 146). 



Red peppers are very easily forced, and if one can get 

 5 cents or more apiece for the fruits he should be able to 

 grow them for the winter market. The southern-grown 

 product is cheaper, however, and scarcely inferior (page 

 238). 



Peppers need bottom heat, a little cooler temperature 

 than melons, but hand-pollination seems to be unnec- 

 essary (pages 240, 241). 



The plants are handled like tomato plants, and about 

 3^ months are required, from the seed-sowing, in which 

 to get the first fruits. The plants may stand a foot apart 

 in the row, and 2 rows can go on a 3-ft. bench (page 

 240). 



We like the Sweet Mountain best for forcing. Only 

 the large and puffy, or "sweet," peppers are forced 

 (page 238). 



Radishes require to be grown quickly, else they are 

 worthless. About 35 to 40 days is required to mature 

 the crop, from the time of sowing the seed (pages 115, 



123). 



The proper temperature for radishes is 45 to 50 at 

 night, and 55 to 65 at day (pages 118, 125). 



Radish seed is commonly sown where the plants are 

 to stand. The smaller varieties may be grown in drills 

 which are only 3 inches apart, but most varieties need 4 

 or 5 inches between the rows. The plants should be 

 thinned to nearly or quite 2 inches apart in the row. 

 Uniformly large seeds give the surest and most uniform 

 results (pages 115, 117, 122). 



